Thirteen young members of the Cherokee Nation and six from the Eastern Band are retracing the 950-mile journey their ancestors were forced to make on the Trail of Tears from 1838-1839.
The ride began on June 1 in New Echota, Georgia, the Cherokee capital at the time of removal.

The riders are currently in Tennessee, according to an update posted today on Facebook. They will travel through Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas before arriving in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the capital of the Cherokee Nation, on June 19.